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Central Building, What If

August 26th, 2008 @ 1:23 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Postborder
Past Post today is showing the elegant, Beaux Arts style Central Building. This is how it was originally envisioned — 12 story base with a massive clock tower rising from a 5 story stepped tower. Though numerous plans were floated over the years for the Central Building to attain its full potential, only 8 stories were built. Other buildings of the era, such as the American Savings Bank and Mehlorn Buildings, were also designed to be built in phases as funding came online. Give the full postcard a click. It’s already a very nice building and it could have been a killer.
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1114. Central Building, Seattle, Washington.

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  1. Shannon wrote:
    August 26th, 2008 @ 10:07 am

    This building is so beautiful, you just know it wouldn’t have survived into present day! Sometime in the 1950s, it would’ve been stripped or razed. It’s almost better to just have the dream. :)

  2. chainsaw riggins wrote:
    August 27th, 2008 @ 1:30 pm

    You’re right Shannon, it would’ve been razed to build something like the monolith eyesore in the background of this shot…

    http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Seattle_-_Central_Building_01.jpg

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